All three local girls basketball teams in action tonight came away on the short end of the scoreboard tonight, as Mt. Vernon, New Palestine and Greenfield-Central all fell.
The Marauders, ranked #1 in Class 3A in the preseason and carrying a lot of accolades, saw themselves victim to Lawrence Central's biggest victory in years, beating the Marauders 58-49. LC jumped ahead 18-8 after a quarter led by post Kyra Tucker's 10 points. The Bears never trailed after that, leading 30-19 at halftime. MV cut the deficit with an 8-0 run in the third, but could never close. Lawrence Central's speed bothered the Marauders all night.
Taylor Sanders' fourth-quarter 3 staved off the Marauders' last run and helped clinch the victory. Kasey Johnson scored 17 points and Sanders 16 for the Bears. Erica Moore had 14 points and Makenzi Reasor 12 for the Marauders. Rachel Houck and Jessica Brown scored eight each and Kelsie Owens scored seven.
MV is 1-1 heading into Friday's game against #8 Rushville. You can listen to the LIVE broadcast with Chris Lambert starting at 7:10 p.m. at http://www.hancockcountysports.com!
Franklin Central 48, New Palestine 44: The Flashes used back-to-back 3-pointers to take the lead and take control and spoil NP's home opener.
Kyleigh Archer and Lizzy Pedigo's back-to-back triples gave the Flashes a 32-29 lead after they had trailed for much of the second and third quarters. FC never trailed after that, as the two 3-pointers keyed a 17-4 run that saw the Flashes build a 41-32 lead after the first possession of the fourth, in which Julia Arnold hit another 3.
NP had several possessions down three in the final two minutes, but turnovers and missed shots allowed the Flashes to stop the threats, and Arnold hit two free throws in the final 20 seconds to salt the game away.
Arnold scored 10 to lead FC, which had three other players who scored nine points. Kyeligh Smock scored 16 points and added four steals to lead the Dragons. Lauren Tieman had her second straight double-figure scoring game with 10 points and seven rebounds. Bethany Murrell had nine points and eight boards. Abby Seifert had a game-high 11 rebounds as the Dragons outrebounded FC 45-35. NP shot 22 percent for the game and 19 percent in the second half, while the Flashes hit 45 percent from the floor after halftime.
Both teams are now 1-1 on the season. NP next plays Friday at 4A No. 6 Warren Central.
New Castle 53, Greenfield-Central 43: The Cougars fell to 1-2 on the season after the road loss to the Trojans. G-C next plays Friday at HHC rival Pendleton Heights.
Girls swimming
New Palestine 138, Roncalli 102, Greenwood 89: The Dragons won a tight 3-way meet in their season opener at the NPHS natatorium.
Emily Trimpe -- a returning dual state finalist for NP -- was a winner in all four events. She won the 200 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. She also was part of the winning 200 free and 400 free relay teams. Other winners for the Dragons were Olivia Ayer (50 freestyle) and Karen Emminger (100 butterfly). Trimpe and Emminger combined with Jordan Rogers and Katie Mustard to win both freestyle relays.
Seconds for the Dragons went to Mustard in the 200 IM, Rogers in the 100 freestyle, Erin Trimpe in the 500 freestyle and the 200 free relay team of Ayer, Lily Horn, Emily Bare and Erin Trimpe.
The Dragons will next compete Monday in a 3-way meet at Pendleton Heights.
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